Chen leaned into Gordon and took two steps toward the basket, then abruptly pulled the ball back between his legs. He followed with a front crossover and drove left again, slowing down near the free-throw line.
Then he used a one-handed half-turn between his legs to halt Gordon's chase, pulled the ball back with his right hand, and rose straight into a fadeaway jumper.
The Mid-Range Deadeye badge activated reliably.
The Basketball went in just as surely.
His mindset had been affected a little, sure, but badges and ratings didn't lie~~
Chen's offense was as unstoppable as ever.
The Nuggets came back on offense.
Murray continued to distribute the ball up top, while Jokic held it and ran a give-and-go with Gordon.
Gordon cut quickly to the left low post, got the ball, and went right back to posting up Little Jordan.
After leaning into Jordan, Jokic looked over his shoulder to read the Thunder's defensive alignment, then dribbled and backed Little Jordan toward the basket.
Green came over from the side to help on defense and tried to steal the ball.
But Jokic suddenly gathered the ball, barely avoiding Green's reaching hand, then tossed it behind his head.
The ball sailed just over Little Jordan's head.
At the same time, Gordon cut in from the opposite corner, caught the pass, and immediately leaped up to hammer home a powerful dunk behind Uncle.
The lead was back down to two.
"Whoa! Nikola! Jokic! What an unbelievable pass! The creativity is off the charts!"
"Damn! How did he know Aaron Gordon would be in that spot?! That makes no sense!"
"I don't get it, but I'm blown away!"
"He's not passing based on his vision anymore! He's relying on his brain and his chemistry with his teammates! He knew Gordon